[Speculating thoughts after an interview with A. A. Milne] The main point was that Mr. Milne took his writing very seriously, “even though I was taking it into the nursery,” as he put it. There...

Most of us have small, sad places somewhere in our hearts and my father was no exception. Sometimes we let our feelings escape in bursts of anger. Sometimes we make long, dismal faces. My father...

There are a hundred ways in which a boy can injure—if not indeed kill—himself. The more adventurous he is and the greater his initiative, the more ways he will find. If you protect him from...